The excavation took some 10 years using forced labour of Egyptian workers during the first years. The inauguration of the Suez Canal was on 17 November 1869. (25 April 1859)
There are 3381 births, 3949 deaths, 1122 murders, 498 disasters and 2084 other events about 5737 people in 6449 places until today.
Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-) Calendar is an ongoing project since 1985 by DDV.